restructure
Americanverb (used with object)
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restructures,
present (3rd person singular)
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restructured,
past participle, past
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restructuring
present participle
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to change, alter, or restore the structure of.
to restructure a broken nose.
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to effect a fundamental change in (as an organization or system).
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to recombine (bits of inexpensive meats), especially by mechanical means, into simulated steaks, fillets, etc.
verb (used without object)
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restructures,
present (3rd person singular)
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restructured,
past participle, past
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restructuring
present participle
noun
verb
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Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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restructuresimple
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restructuressimple
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have restructuredperfect
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has restructuredperfect
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am restructuringprogressive
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are restructuringprogressive
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is restructuringprogressive
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have been restructuringperfect progressive
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has been restructuringperfect progressive
Past
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restructuredsimple
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had restructuredperfect
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was restructuringprogressive
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were restructuringprogressive
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had been restructuringperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of restructure
Explanation
When you restructure something, you organize it in a different way so it’ll work better, like a practice schedule a coach restructures to get in more morning sessions before a big game. The verb restructure often refers to a company that is changing the way it operates in order to be more efficient. In many cases, this means laying off employees, closing locations, or working with creditors to change the speed at which debt is repaid. The goal of this kind of restructuring is for the company to stay in business through a rough time in its history.
Vocabulary lists containing restructure
Latin Love, Vol I: struere
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She said her organisation had a responsibility to help countries to restructure debt if needed; to assist with domestic resource mobilisation; to bring in international finance; and to create conditions for private investment.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
"The men trained for months. We had to completely restructure our approach because previously we had been defending, and now we had to go on the offensive."
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
In the mid-1980s, the Victorian government launched a major restructure of the timber industry, and invested today’s equivalent of A$26 million to explore alternatives to clearfelling.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
Looking ahead, Thor Industries will continue taking steps to restructure its business, implementing initiatives to protect consumer prices, manage production, grow its owned-supplier business and optimize its structure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Hoover wanted the new investigation to be a showcase for his bureau, which he had continued to restructure.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
Brightline’s operating company will remain outside chapter 11 while the company restructures its debt through its holding company in bankruptcy, according to a company press release.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
As Mozeliak restructures the roster, he is doing the same in the front office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
As it restructures in a bid to escape the doldrums, Ubisoft in June closed studios in Canada's Winnipeg and the Serbian capital Belgrade.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
“If overspending or unstable income is the root issue, the loan just restructures the pain.”
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 26, 2026
Professor Lockerby's work restructures Cunningham's original idea into a broader and more flexible form.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 8, 2026
“I think safety is more industry-specific than company-specific. If I get fired, downsized, restructured, I feel like I have the ability to find another job within the industry,” Bolanowski said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
After a 2020 outbreak of COVID-19, the shelter restructured its bed plan and currently houses up to 800 people nightly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
It funded an overhaul of elite academies and restructured the system.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
"Even when I started you could see, and you'd always read about it in the news, that this or that part of the business was being restructured," he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026
Griffith’s identification of a chemical capable of carrying hereditary instructions between organisms—the “gene molecule”—would have sparked a thousand speculations and restructured the chemical theory of life.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
The senior IMF official added that "many" low-income countries were in debt distress, or close to it, and that they should seek debt restructuring if they were not able to address the issue.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
The estimated restructuring charges aren’t expected to impact Telia’s financial outlook for 2026 or its midterm financial targets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
The Canadian retail conglomerate ultimately withdrew its offer over friction around valuation gaps and antitrust issues in the U.S., prompting Seven & i to focus on restructuring and a standalone North American IPO strategy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Leslie’s Pool Supplies has shuttered 76 stores nationwide as part of a bankruptcy restructuring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Word went out to the branches to begin to prepare for this covert restructuring.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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